Molly Picklum selected for World Challenger Series
SURFING – The World Surf League (WSL) has announced the Australian and New Zealand men and women qualifiers for the upcoming 2021 Challenger Series, with Shelly Beach rising star, Molly…
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Up to $7B commitment to COVID-19 lockdown support package
The NSW Government announced a comprehensive economic support package worth billions of dollars on July 13 aimed at helping businesses and people right across the state fight through the current…
NAIDOC week at The Glenn
The Glen Rehabilitation Centre at Chittaway Point has been changing the lives of many men for more than 27 years. During NAIDOC Week last week, we caught up with the…
Schools restart online learning
Central Coast schools will begin remote operations today, in line with advice from NSW Health and the current stay-at-home orders. Central Coast Parents and Citizens Association President Sharryn Brownlee said…
Submission questions whether restricted funds need to be paid back
One resident’s submission to the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council’s financial woes questions the need to pay back Council’s “bad debt” of $200M of restricted funds. The Council negotiated…
Coast builder tests positive
[Sunday July 11, 2021] A Central Coast resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The case was included in today’s NSW numbers and is linked to a known case at a…
Coast Community News marks 300 issues
Central Coast Newspapers: Its not been without its challenges, but CCN is delighted to publish our 300th edition of Coast Community News and would like to thank all of you…
Virus fragments in Bateau treatment works
Fragments of the COVID-19 virus have been detected at the Bateau Bay Sewage Treatment Plant according to a media statement released by the Central Coast Local Health District late on…
The Weekly News 5@5
You’re watching Coast Community News 5@5 July 9, 2021. Coming up this week: COVID lockdown extended for the Coast, local protest over the vaccine rollout, MPs say no to Council…
Public health order specifics
[Friday July 9, 2021] Given the growing number of infectious cases in the community and unlinked cases of community transmission, COVID-19 restrictions will be tightened across Greater Sydney including the…
Little known about progress of vaccine rollout on Coast
Concrete information about the proportion of Central Coast health workers and residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is currently unavailable, according to the Hunter, New England and Central Coast…
Visitors not welcome this weekend
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is urging local residents to report to Crime Stoppers any individuals or businesses breaking the rules this weekend….
Council fleet goes electric
Central Coast Council is delivering essential services with a growing fleet of battery and hybrid electric vehicles, replacing full fossil-fuelled vehicles as they reach their end of service life. The…
Central Coast lockdown questions
Central Coast residents are calling for clarity around the region’s inclusion in the Greater Sydney lockdown. Many happy to follow the stay at home rules – but feel the state…
Retirement village reforms welcomed but more needed
The next stage of the NSW Government’s comprehensive retirement village reforms are now in effect, reducing “bill shock” for residents by requiring village operators to be upfront with the costs…
Labor MPs support IPART approach to rate increases
Central Coast Labor MPs say they will not lend support to a huge rate increase, despite a plea from Administrator. Rik Hart, for the help of all local politicians. They…
Lockdown continues into term 3
COVID UPDATE: As announced earlier the New South Wales Government has extended the Greater Sydney lockdown for another week as the state records 27 new cases. The lockdown includes the…
Landscaping cleared but weeds left to flourish
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, is asking Central Coast Council to halt further clearing of landscaped medians on main roads across The Entrance electorate. “In another bizarre example of the…
Local protesters dispersed by police
Police have responded in numbers to a protest against mandatory vaccinations for aged care workers in Erina this morning. A 27-year-old man has been taken into custody as the Central Coast…
McDermott creates history in Stockholm
The Central Coast’s Nicola McDermott has once again created athletics history, this time in Scandinavia. The Tascott local has set a new PB after breaking the Australian high jump record…